Bible for Beginners – Week 2
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Bible for Beginners – Week 2
January 25th – March 1st, 2011Dave Ujifusa
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Week 1 – Intro to Bible, Books of the Bible, How to Choose a Bible
Review
New Testament House
Eras of the BibleEra Description
Creation The creation of the world and man, and early eventsPatriarch The birth of the Hebrew people through a family of patriarchs, covering a period of
two hundred yearsExodus The exodus of the Hebrew people as they are delivered out of four hundred years of
slavery in EgyptConquest The conquest of the Promised Land by the Hebrew people upon their return from
EgyptJudges A four-hundred-year period during which Israel is governed by rulers called judgesKingdom An additional four-hundred-year period during which Israel becomes a full-fledged
nation ruled by a monarchyExile A seventy-year period during which Israel’s leaders live in exile, having been
conquered by foreign countriesReturn The return of exiled Jews to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the templeSilence A final four-hundred-year period between the close of the Old Testament and the
opening of the New TestamentGospels The life of Jesus of Nazareth as told in the GospelsChurch The formation of the Christian ChurchMissions The expansion of the Church into the Roman Empire through missions
Eras of the Bible – Main FiguresEra Figure Description
Creation Adam The first manPatriarch Abraham The first patriarchExodus Moses The leader of the exodusConquest Joshua The leader of Israel’s armyJudges Samson The most famous judgeKingdom David The most well-known Israelite kingExile Daniel The major exile prophetReturn Ezra The central return leaderSilence Pharisees The religious leadersGospels Jesus The predicted MessiahChurch Peter The leader of the early ChurchMissions Paul The first Christian missionary
The Creation Era
Figure: AdamLocation: EdenStory Line: Adam is created by God, but he
sins and destroys God’s original plan for man
Major Themes: Creation – Genesis 1:1-5,2:1-25 Fall – Genesis 3 Flood – Genesis 9:8-17 Tower of Babel
The Creation Era
The Patriarch Era
The Patriarch Era
The Patriarch Era
The Patriarch Era
The Patriarch Era
Figure: AbrahamLocation: CanaanStory-line: Abraham is chosen by God to
“father” a people to represent God to the world
Major characters: Abraham: Gen 11:31-12:9, 17:1-9, 22:1-18 Isaac Jacob Joseph
The Patriarch Era
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